When Joe Douglas was hired by the New York Jets in 2019, it felt like a hurried relationship after an ugly breakup. The Jets waited until after Mike Maccagnan (arguably the worst general manager in recent memory) failed in his rebuild attempt to bring in the former Ozzie Newsome pupil.
While no one could fault Douglas for the mistakes of his predecessor, his relationship with Adam Gase provided some hesitancy among the fanbase. A folly of thought, sure, but the burn of the Gase and Maccagnan duo understandably drove the skeptical thought.